Hyloxalus subpunctatus, also known as the cream-backed poison frog, is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family.It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, shrub-dominated wetlands, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, urban areas, and heavily degraded former forest. The cream-backed poison frog is one of the less-toxic of the family. It has undergone several name changes since its discovery. Originally called Dendrobates subpunctatus, its name was changed to Colostethus subpuctatus once the family Dendrobatidae underwent a division of species and genera other than Dendrobates were coined. Recently, minor skeletal differences has separated the cream-backed poison frog from the rocket frogs, and placced it in a